In the structural diagram of Adenosine Triphosphate, which specific five-carbon sugar acts as the bridge between the nitrogenous base and the phosphate groups?
Q1. In the structural diagram of Adenosine Triphosphate, which specific five-carbon sugar acts as the bridge between the nitrogenous base and the phosphate groups?
Answer: Ribose
Explanation: ATP contains ribose, a five-carbon sugar; deoxyribose is found in DNA and lacks the oxygen atom present in ribose.